After many people told him the entry price was too high, Peters announced September 26, 2018, tickets were being slashed by 41 percent, hoping to counter sluggish sales.

After many people told him the entry price was too high, Peters announced September 26, 2018, tickets were being slashed by 41 percent, hoping to counter sluggish sales.

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Meanwhile, Axanar raced to pull together the event, pleading with fans to volunteer their time and charging what some believe is a high cost for attending the three-day event in Atlanta.

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<wrap lo><​wrap em>​UPDATE</​wrap>​ In an October 24 blog post, Peters revealed "we have sold a couple dozen [Axacon tickets] so far." Despite his expected loss of thousands of dollars to stage the event, Peters justified the con as a "​launching point for serious pre-production … so [the production team] can all get on the same page and get fired up for shooting";​ "a celebration of the Star Trek that we all love and the fans who have supported us"; and a means to "​create content for our website, our Blu-rays and to promote what is coming."</​wrap>​(([[https://​axanarproductions.com/​captains-log-october-23rd-2018/​|Captains Log]], Axanar Productions website, 10/​24/​18.))

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Meanwhile, Axanar raced to pull together the event, pleading with fans to volunteer their time, and slashing ticket prices after initially ​charging what some believed was a high cost for attending the three-day event in Atlanta.